| FRANK CAPRA | ||
| 1930 | Pluto Discovered | Starting in 1922 to 1932 Capra made over 20 movies many of them Silent and including shorts. |
| 1931 | America adobts their National Anthem | |
| 1932 | Scientest Split the Atom | |
| 1933 | Hitler becomes chancelor in Germany | "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" |
| Prohobition Ends | "Lady for a Day" | |
| 1934 | Dust Bowl | "It Happened One Night" |
| 1935 | Social Security enacted | |
| 1936 | Nazi Olympics in Berlin | "Mr. Deeds Goes to town" |
| 1937 | Japan envades China | "Lost Horizon" |
| 1938 | Chamberlain announces "Peace in our time" | "You Can't Take It With You" |
| 1939 | WWII Begins | "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" |
| 1940 | Battle of Britain | |
| 1941 | Japan attacks Pearl Harbor | "Meet John Doe" |
| 1942 | Battle of Stalingrad | From 1942 to 1945 Capra made 11 War Documentory movies |
| 1943 | Italy joins the Allies | |
| 1944 | D-Day | "Arsenic and Old Lace" |
| 1945 | V-Day and Atomic Bomb Dropped | |
| 1946 | Churchill "Iron Curtain" Speech | "It's A Wonderful Life" |
| 1947 | Sound Barrier broken by Chuck Yeager | |
| 1948 | "Big Bang" Theory Formulated | "State of the Union" (MGM) |
| 1949 | China becomes Communist | |
| 1950 | Senator McCarthy begins Red Scare | "Riding High" |
| 1951 | Color TV Introduced | "Here Comes the Groom" |
| 1959 | Castro becomes Dicatator of Cuba | "A Hole In the Head" |
| 1961 | Berlin Wall Built | "Pocketful of Miracles" |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
CAPRA MOVIE TIMELINE
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What a great timeline. I enjoyed how you made the connection between historical events and the films of Capra. It makes you think differently about why and when each movie was created. There are some definite parallels to be found. I'm curious to see what you will post next. Very original and fresh look on the classics. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment. I hope not to let you down. I have quite a few things planned for this blog that I think you will enjoy.
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